Backpack sprayers and truck mounted sprayers are both incredibly effective tools to utilize in the pest control and lawn care industries. Backpack sprayers and truck mounted sprayers are both good investments for a business as they are each suited for a specific type of job. It is useful to understand the differences between each sprayer so that you know which one is right for the projects you need to complete.
In the event that you have a yard with gardens and plants to spray, the perfect solution would be to invest in a backpack sprayer. These sprayers hold enough liquid to get several small to medium sized jobs done so that you can invest more energy working and less time refilling the sprayer.
Many backpack sprayers are now battery-powered, which eliminates having to use a manual pump and allows a user to get a job done more efficiently. These backpacks are an excellent choice for business owners who have several smaller properties to take care of.
Battery-powered backpack sprayers are great for the following uses:
- Applying pesticides across a small to medium-sized property
- Applying chemicals, such as fertilizers and herbicides, to a lawn
- Getting access to areas of your lawn or yard where having attached cables and wires can make it more challenging.
Backpack sprayers are very popular with landscapers and pest control technicians when the job is small, the chemical is specialized, or their route is not very big. Not only are they able to carry a good amount of liquid on their backs and access hard to reach areas but they are also able to keep one hand free while spraying which allows them to use the free hand when needed.
Using backpack sprayer as the primary spraying tool isn't the most effective method for lawn and pest control companies with a service route. If there are one or two chemicals that you are consistently using at each house during your route, a truck mounted sprayer is a better suite. Additionally, backpack sprayers are not the ideal solution for large landowners, groundskeepers, or landscaping specialists with large surface areas to treat. This is where a truck-mounted sprayer is the better option. A truck-mounted sprayer allows the user to attach a sprayer with a considerably larger tank to a vehicle designed for long-distance travel.
The tanks on truck mounted sprayers typically hold anywhere from 15 - 400 gallons of liquid. In today’s environment, many of the truck mounted sprayers use an electric pump (115-volt or 12-volt). Over the last 5 years, there have been significant developments in electric pumps that have made them more efficient, powerful in flow and pressure. However, there are certain types of applications that require a larger pump powered by a gas engine such as some lawn treatments, tree and shrub spraying,
Truck-mounted sprayers are a great solution for coverage of larger surface areas of if your business has a planned route for servicing. Being able to drive to the desired spraying location and immediately start the fluid application is efficient and convenient. Truck-mounted sprayers are best for large locations with easy to access spray areas.